Alphabet to raise $80bn from share sales to fund AI spending splurge – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market Shares in Alphabet have dipped in pre-market trading, as investors digest its planned $80bn stock sale. They’re down 1.8% at $369.63. Youth unemployment remains an area of concern as labour costs and AI erode entry level jobs. It is expected to be 16.9% in 2026, rising to 17.8% in 2027. With firms facing squeezed margins because of input costs and minimum wag
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Anthropic confidentially files for initial public offering on US stock market
Shares in Alphabet have dipped in pre-market trading, as investors digest its planned $80bn stock sale.
They’re down 1.8% at $369.63.
Youth unemployment remains an area of concern as labour costs and AI erode entry level jobs. It is expected to be 16.9% in 2026, rising to 17.8% in 2027.
With firms facing squeezed margins because of input costs and minimum wage increases, growth in average earnings is forecast to ease from 3.7% by Q4 2026 to 3.3% by the end of 2027.
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